European Union and health policy: mechanisms of europeanization of healthcare systems

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Published: Jul 26, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/grsr.27618
Keywords:
Εuropeanization Εuropean semester Εuropean health policy Εuropean health systems
Stergios Seretis
ΑΠΘ
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9115-2522
Sotiris Sotiriou
ΑΠΘ
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6060-4995
Ioannis Pantoularis
ΑΠΘ
Michalis Poulimas
ΑΠΘ
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6774-9540
Elias Kondilis
ΑΠΘ
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9592-2830
Abstract

Europeanization, defined as the process of designing and transferring European Union (EU) policies to member states, is a topical issue affecting multiple areas of policy practice. The aim of this paper is to explore the width and depth of Europeanization in health systems and develop a classification framework of the mechanisms of Europeanization most commonly applied in health policy. Our results indicate that Europeanization is a gradually widening institutional practice in healthcare. The most recent economic crisis was marked by a clear shift from horizontal non-mandatory Europeanization practices to vertical and mandatory ones, increasing significantly EU’s intervention in domestic health policies.

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Author Biographies
Stergios Seretis, ΑΠΘ
Μεταδιδακτορικός Ερευνητής, Τμήμα Ιατρικής, ΑΠΘ
Sotiris Sotiriou, ΑΠΘ
Επιστημονικός Συνεργάτης. Τμήμα Ιατρικής, ΑΠΘ
Ioannis Pantoularis, ΑΠΘ
Επιστημονικός Συνεργάτης. Τμήμα Ιατρικής, ΑΠΘ
Michalis Poulimas, ΑΠΘ
Δρ. Κοινωνιολογίας. Επιστημονικός Συνεργάτης, Τμήμα Ιατρικής, ΑΠΘ
Elias Kondilis, ΑΠΘ
Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής. Τμήμα Ιατρικής, ΑΠΘ
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